EP1959505B1 - LED module with lens and its manufacturing - Google Patents
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- the present invention is in the field of mounting lenses of a light emitting diode (LED) module on a substrate, such as a printed circuit board (PCB), such that the lens will be in a defined spaced position vis-à-vis a LED chip of the LED module.
- a substrate such as a printed circuit board (PCB)
- the lenses are generally used to achieve a defined radiation pattern and/or smaller viewing angles.
- the lens can be used in combination with other beam shaping elements such as for example a reflector or an iris.
- lenses When lenses are in direct contact with the LED chip (i.e. without air gap) they have to be considered as a primary optics.
- These type of lenses where between the light exit from the chip and the lens surface the refractive index does not change, are called immersion type lenses. If there are minor refractive index changes e.g. from silicone with refractive index 1.4 and e.g. glass with refractive index 1.49-1.65, the lens will still act like an immersion type lens and is basically a primary optics. If basically the refractive index on a lens element is the same before entrance and after the exit, the lens is called a non-immersion type lens and can be called, secondary optics.
- the lens is considered as a secondary optics.
- US 4 959 761 A discloses a surface mounted LED module with an air gap trapped between its LED package and its clamped lens, acting as a secondary optics.
- Lenses as primary optics are common in the field of LED modules and often used as immersion type lens.
- LED modules often consist of a lead frame where the chip is usually placed in a small reflector and the lens is positioned by overmolding the LED chip.
- epoxy resin is used as a material for the lens, which has the disadvantage of limited light stability and yellow-degradation, which is in particular an issue for blue and white LEDs.
- glass and silicone resin or silicone rubber as well as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or polycarbonate (PC) or other suitable thermoplastics can be used, as long as they are transparent or for some application colored and can be brought in the form of a lens.
- PMMA polymethyl methacrylate
- PC polycarbonate
- Such type of lenses do also have the disadvantage that not all of the light is collected due to the fact that light can only be redirected up to an angle of arcsin (1/n epoxy ) which is some 40 degrees for a refractive index of the epoxy resin of 1.5. Therefore, for small beam shapes of e.g. 10° only light from +/- 45° can be collected due to this limitation (without the use of additional light directing methods which basically also requires bigger lens diameters to become effective).
- Reflector-based primary optics approaches do also exist. Although with a long parabolic shape of the side walls of the lens and partial metalisation of the side walls very high efficiencies can be achieved, the production of such reflector based LED modules turned out to be difficult.
- Refraction and reflection can also be combined to achieve a maximum output of the LED module, wherein the central portion of the light beam is refracted and the side emissions are reflected allowing almost 100% of the light output to exit the LED module.
- the design and production of such combined refraction/reflection LED modules does lead to bigger diameters of the LED package and can therefore only be applied when sufficient space is provided in the application.
- the third principle of beam shaping in LED modules is using a diaphragm which in terms of figures of merit is inefficient as most of the light emitted from the LED chip will be blinded out.
- thermoplastic materials limits regarding the soldering process do exist and only methods where the lens is protected from the required temperature for the soldering are suitable.
- Secondary optics which are a combination of an inner refractive optic and an outer reflective (e.g. based on total reflection) optics. The efficiency is basically sufficient as almost all of the light can be directed into the desired angular range except losses of reflection which do always happen on surfaces which change the refractive index.
- These known parts are usually manufactured by an injection molding process. Therefore, these lenses can not be produced by overmolding, but have to be applied in a second manufacturing step.
- JP 2006 080251 A discloses surface mounted LED modules having reflective packages on top of which a lens, acting as secondary optics, is clamped by bent frames.
- FIG 4 shows an other prior art LED module known from JP 2006 140281 A .
- an LED chip 103 is mounted on a metal stem 102 from which a plurality of leads 101 formed of a conductive material are extracted outside.
- a lens holder 106 to which a glass lens 107 is temporarily fastened by silicone resin is so welded and integrated on the metal stem 102 as to surround the LED chip 103.
- silicone resin having translucency and flexibility is injected as the sealing resin 110 into a space formed by the metal stem 102, lens holder 106 and glass lens 107 to resin-seal the LED chip 103 and bonding wires 104.
- JP 2006 140281 A relies on a first manufacturing step which is the welding of the LED chip on the metal stem 102 and then a second manufacturing step which is the injection of the silicone resin in order to mount the lens holder 106 and the glass lens 107.
- the secondary optics lens can be mounted using a reflow solder process.
- reflow soldering is a means to attach a surface mounted component to a circuit board and typically consists of applying solder paste, positioning the devices and reflowing the solder in a conveyorized oven. During the reflow process the powder particles and the solder paste melt, with the surfaces being joint together, and then the solder solidifies to create a strong metallurgical bond.
- a LED module comprising a LED package which does only emit to one half room and comprises one or more diodes having a plane emitting surface.
- the LED package is mounted on a substrate, such as for example a circuit board (PCB).
- a metal holder is mechanically holding a lens (made e.g. from a glass or a silicone) via spring arms for elastically engaging the lens, wherein the metal holder is soldered, preferably by reflow soldering, on the substrate such that the lens is acting as a secondary optics for the light emitted by the LED chip.
- the LED chip is mounted as a surface mounted device (SMD) package and is soldered on the substrate in one soldering step, together with the pre-assembled holder/lens unit.
- SMD surface mounted device
- the holder is designed to act as a spacer such that it holds the lens in a manner that there is an air gap between the light exit surface of the LED chip and the bottom face of the lens.
- the air gap can be in the order of e.g. 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm.
- the metal holder comprises spring arms for elastically engaging the lens outer surface.
- the spring arms can engage a peripheral groove or recess provided in the outer surface of the lens.
- the metal holder can comprise a connection part for connecting the spring arms, wherein the connection part is preferably at least partially provided between the bottom face of the lens and the substrate.
- the holder indeed acts as a spacer defining the air gap.
- the lens can be made from a glass or a silicone.
- the metal holder can be soldered on a plurality of solder pads provided on the substrate.
- the metal holder can hold the lens by elastically clamping it.
- the lens can have the shape of a hemisphere of a part thereof.
- the invention also proposes a LED module with an LED chip mounted on the substrate (PCB, etc.), a lens in the above defined metal holder for mechanically holding the lens as a secondary optic over the LED chip.
- the metal holder can engage a portion of the bottom surface of the lens, which bottom surface is directed towards the LED chip.
- the invention also proposes a method for mounting a lens as a secondary optics in accordance with the appended independent method-claim 13.
- the present invention proposes to use a lens 2, preferably made out of a glass or a silicone as a secondary optics over a LED chip 3 mounted on a substrate, such as for example a PCB 5 and thus forming a LED module 1.
- the LED chip 3 can be on top of the surface of the substrate or in a recessed position.
- the LED chip can be mounted chip-en-beard or preferably as a SMD package.
- the lens 2 is mechanically held by a metal holder 4 which is soldered on the substrate 5.
- the metal holder 4 allows the mounting, by soldering, of the not solderable lens 2.
- the LED can be soldered in one (e.g. reflow) soldering step together with the pre-assembled holder/lens unit.
- the lens 2 and the holder 4 are mounted (e.g. 'clipped') together and then placed in a reel.
- a SMD pick-and-place machine can be used wherein first a solder paste is printed on the substrate (circuit board) 5 and then the SMD package 3b (LED chip 3) and if applicable, other electronic components can be placed, before the lens 2 is placed together with the holder 4 above the SMD package comprising the LED chip. Finally, the reflow soldering process is carried out.
- the combination of the lens 2 and the metal holder 4 thus constitutes a 'solderable lens package'.
- the materials used esp. regarding the holder 4, are thus adapted to a reflow solder process.
- glass is used as material for the lens 2 as it withstands a reflow process and in addition, does not degrade with blue, white or even ultraviolet light.
- the metal holder (which can also be considered a frame) 4 constitutes a fixture for the lens 2 and constitutes an adapter for the reflow solder process.
- the holder 4 is positioned when soldered on the substrate 5 such that the bottom surface 7 of the lens 2 is spaced by an air gap 6 between the light exit surface of the LED chip 3 and the bottom surface 7 of the lens 2.
- a portion 10 of the metal holder 4 is arranged between the bottom face 7 of the lens 2 and the substrate surface 5 in order to assume a spacer function defining the width of the air gap 6.
- This mounting has be advantage of a non-rigid fixation, such that differing CTEs (coefficients of thermal expansion) do not influence the reliability of the mounting as the metal holder 4 will absorb the differences during the expansion, which differences would otherwise lead to stress between the substrate and the lens.
- the metal holder 4 engages the lens 2 in a preferably clamping manner. In the shown embodiment this is achieved by means of spring arms 8 engaging a peripheral groove 9 (e.g. having an open rectangular cross-section) or a recess (see reference 15 in figure 3 ).
- a peripheral groove 9 e.g. having an open rectangular cross-section
- a recess see reference 15 in figure 3 .
- the lens/holder unit will be integrally mounted by the mechanical clamping between the spring arms 8, the peripheral groove 9 or the recess 15 and the bottom surface 7 of the lens 2.
- the holder 4 is preferably provided with a plurality of soldering feet 12 respectively soldered on associated soldering pads (11 in figure 3 ).
- latching noses 14 provided at the upper ends of the spring arms 8 of the holder 4 can engage the outer surface of the lens 2.
- This clamping engagement can be improved either by providing the outer surface of the lens 2 with a peripheral groove 9 (see figure 1 ) or a stepped (recessed) portion 15. Any other arrangement is viable which ensures the holder 4 clamping at least a part of the lens 2.
- the lens 2 is constituted by an essentially cylindrical base body 18 on top of which a hemispherical portion 13 is provided.
- the bottom surface 7 of the cylindrical portion 18 is flat.
- the LED chip 3 is preferably SMD mounted on the substrate (circuit board) 5 and can be surrounded by a reflector 16 having inclined walls.
- a transparent material 17 can be filled which can comprise e.g. colour conversion substances (phosphors, etc.) and/or scattering particles.
- the solder pads 11 as shown in figure 3 can have a thickness between 0.01 mm and 0.5 mm.
- the self-centering of the legs 12 of the holder 4 can be achieved when the melted solder has a surface tension which searches, as a natural law, a state of minimum energy which is most often given in the symmetric adjustment of each solder surface (solder legs 12) to the solder pad 11.
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- The present invention is in the field of mounting lenses of a light emitting diode (LED) module on a substrate, such as a printed circuit board (PCB), such that the lens will be in a defined spaced position vis-à-vis a LED chip of the LED module.
- The lenses are generally used to achieve a defined radiation pattern and/or smaller viewing angles. The lens can be used in combination with other beam shaping elements such as for example a reflector or an iris.
- When lenses are in direct contact with the LED chip (i.e. without air gap) they have to be considered as a primary optics. These type of lenses, where between the light exit from the chip and the lens surface the refractive index does not change, are called immersion type lenses. If there are minor refractive index changes e.g. from silicone with refractive index 1.4 and e.g. glass with refractive index 1.49-1.65, the lens will still act like an immersion type lens and is basically a primary optics. If basically the refractive index on a lens element is the same before entrance and after the exit, the lens is called a non-immersion type lens and can be called, secondary optics.
- On the other hand, if there is an air gap (or another optical element) and thus a substantial change in the refractice index in the light path from the LED chip to the lens, the lens is considered as a secondary optics.
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US 4 959 761 A discloses a surface mounted LED module with an air gap trapped between its LED package and its clamped lens, acting as a secondary optics. - Lenses as primary optics are common in the field of LED modules and often used as immersion type lens. Such LED modules often consist of a lead frame where the chip is usually placed in a small reflector and the lens is positioned by overmolding the LED chip. Typically epoxy resin is used as a material for the lens, which has the disadvantage of limited light stability and yellow-degradation, which is in particular an issue for blue and white LEDs. Also glass and silicone resin or silicone rubber as well as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or polycarbonate (PC) or other suitable thermoplastics can be used, as long as they are transparent or for some application colored and can be brought in the form of a lens.
- Such type of lenses do also have the disadvantage that not all of the light is collected due to the fact that light can only be redirected up to an angle of arcsin (1/nepoxy) which is some 40 degrees for a refractive index of the epoxy resin of 1.5. Therefore, for small beam shapes of e.g. 10° only light from +/- 45° can be collected due to this limitation (without the use of additional light directing methods which basically also requires bigger lens diameters to become effective).
- For a surface emitting device with Lambertian radiation pattern this means that maximum 50% of the emitted light will be redirected into the desired angular range. Due to total refraction which occurs at the limiting angle, the figure of merit is in reality lower, normally reaching e.g. around 25% depending on the chip size and the lens size.
- At higher viewing angles (e.g. lenses with an viewing angle of 90°) a second limit due to molding technology and the demolding process has to be taken into account as for such applications the shapes have to be undercut. Such undercut shapes can not be demolded and are therefore rarely used.
- Reflector-based primary optics approaches do also exist. Although with a long parabolic shape of the side walls of the lens and partial metalisation of the side walls very high efficiencies can be achieved, the production of such reflector based LED modules turned out to be difficult.
- Refraction and reflection can also be combined to achieve a maximum output of the LED module, wherein the central portion of the light beam is refracted and the side emissions are reflected allowing almost 100% of the light output to exit the LED module. However, the design and production of such combined refraction/reflection LED modules does lead to bigger diameters of the LED package and can therefore only be applied when sufficient space is provided in the application.
- The third principle of beam shaping in LED modules is using a diaphragm which in terms of figures of merit is inefficient as most of the light emitted from the LED chip will be blinded out.
- With thermoplastic materials, limits regarding the soldering process do exist and only methods where the lens is protected from the required temperature for the soldering are suitable.
- The term 'secondary optics' already suggests that another optics is already in place, which primary optic can e.g. be an air gap between the LED chip and the secondary optics. Secondary optics are known which are a combination of an inner refractive optic and an outer reflective (e.g. based on total reflection) optics. The efficiency is basically sufficient as almost all of the light can be directed into the desired angular range except losses of reflection which do always happen on surfaces which change the refractive index. These known parts are usually manufactured by an injection molding process. Therefore, these lenses can not be produced by overmolding, but have to be applied in a second manufacturing step.
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Figure 4 shows an other prior art LED module known fromJP 2006 140281 A LED chip 103 is mounted on ametal stem 102 from which a plurality ofleads 101 formed of a conductive material are extracted outside. Alens holder 106 to which aglass lens 107 is temporarily fastened by silicone resin is so welded and integrated on themetal stem 102 as to surround theLED chip 103. Thereafter, silicone resin having translucency and flexibility is injected as thesealing resin 110 into a space formed by themetal stem 102,lens holder 106 andglass lens 107 to resin-seal theLED chip 103 andbonding wires 104. - Also this prior art document
JP 2006 140281 A metal stem 102 and then a second manufacturing step which is the injection of the silicone resin in order to mount thelens holder 106 and theglass lens 107. - In view of this prior art document it is the object of the present invention to facilitate the mounting of a secondary optics lens.
- According to the invention the secondary optics lens can be mounted using a reflow solder process. As it is well known from the prior art, reflow soldering is a means to attach a surface mounted component to a circuit board and typically consists of applying solder paste, positioning the devices and reflowing the solder in a conveyorized oven. During the reflow process the powder particles and the solder paste melt, with the surfaces being joint together, and then the solder solidifies to create a strong metallurgical bond.
- (In contrast thereto, when wave soldering is employed, a quantity of molten solder is held in a tank and the components are inserted into a place on the PCB and the loaded PCB is passed across a pumped wave or cascade of solder.)
- The object of the present invention is achieved by means of the features of the
independent claims 1 and 13. The dependent claims develop further the central idea of the present invention. - According to a first aspect of the present invention a LED module is proposed comprising a LED package which does only emit to one half room and comprises one or more diodes having a plane emitting surface. The LED package is mounted on a substrate, such as for example a circuit board (PCB). A metal holder is mechanically holding a lens (made e.g. from a glass or a silicone) via spring arms for elastically engaging the lens, wherein the metal holder is soldered, preferably by reflow soldering, on the substrate such that the lens is acting as a secondary optics for the light emitted by the LED chip.
- Preferably the LED chip is mounted as a surface mounted device (SMD) package and is soldered on the substrate in one soldering step, together with the pre-assembled holder/lens unit.
- The holder is designed to act as a spacer such that it holds the lens in a manner that there is an air gap between the light exit surface of the LED chip and the bottom face of the lens.
- The air gap can be in the order of e.g. 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm.
- The metal holder comprises spring arms for elastically engaging the lens outer surface.
- The spring arms can engage a peripheral groove or recess provided in the outer surface of the lens.
- The metal holder can comprise a connection part for connecting the spring arms, wherein the connection part is preferably at least partially provided between the bottom face of the lens and the substrate. Thus the holder indeed acts as a spacer defining the air gap.
- The lens can be made from a glass or a silicone.
- The metal holder can be soldered on a plurality of solder pads provided on the substrate.
- The metal holder can hold the lens by elastically clamping it.
- The lens can have the shape of a hemisphere of a part thereof.
- The invention also proposes a LED module with an LED chip mounted on the substrate (PCB, etc.), a lens in the above defined metal holder for mechanically holding the lens as a secondary optic over the LED chip. The metal holder can engage a portion of the bottom surface of the lens, which bottom surface is directed towards the LED chip.
- The invention also proposes a method for mounting a lens as a secondary optics in accordance with the appended independent method-
claim 13. - Further features, advantages and objects of the present invention will become evident for the skilled person when reading the enclosed detailed description of preferred embodiments, when taking in conjunction with the figures of the enclosed drawings.
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Fig. 1 shows a lateral view of a LED module according to the present invention, -
Fig. 2 shows a perspective view, -
Fig. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of a LED module according to the present invention, and -
Fig. 4 shows a LED module known from the prior artJP 2006 140281 A - As can be seen from
figure 1 , the present invention proposes to use alens 2, preferably made out of a glass or a silicone as a secondary optics over aLED chip 3 mounted on a substrate, such as for example aPCB 5 and thus forming a LED module 1. TheLED chip 3 can be on top of the surface of the substrate or in a recessed position. The LED chip can be mounted chip-en-beard or preferably as a SMD package. - According to the invention the
lens 2 is mechanically held by ametal holder 4 which is soldered on thesubstrate 5. Thus themetal holder 4 allows the mounting, by soldering, of the notsolderable lens 2. Thus the LED can be soldered in one (e.g. reflow) soldering step together with the pre-assembled holder/lens unit. - During manufacturing, in a first step the
lens 2 and theholder 4 are mounted (e.g. 'clipped') together and then placed in a reel. For manufacturing of the LED module 1 according to the present invention, a SMD pick-and-place machine can be used wherein first a solder paste is printed on the substrate (circuit board) 5 and then the SMD package 3b (LED chip 3) and if applicable, other electronic components can be placed, before thelens 2 is placed together with theholder 4 above the SMD package comprising the LED chip. Finally, the reflow soldering process is carried out. - This allows an easier production process using standard manufacturing equipment resulting in the manufacturing of a highly efficient LED module 1 in one process step. The combination of the
lens 2 and themetal holder 4 thus constitutes a 'solderable lens package'. The materials used esp. regarding theholder 4, are thus adapted to a reflow solder process. Preferably glass is used as material for thelens 2 as it withstands a reflow process and in addition, does not degrade with blue, white or even ultraviolet light. - The metal holder (which can also be considered a frame) 4 constitutes a fixture for the
lens 2 and constitutes an adapter for the reflow solder process. - As can be seen from
figure 1 , theholder 4 is positioned when soldered on thesubstrate 5 such that the bottom surface 7 of thelens 2 is spaced by anair gap 6 between the light exit surface of theLED chip 3 and the bottom surface 7 of thelens 2. - A
portion 10 of themetal holder 4 is arranged between the bottom face 7 of thelens 2 and thesubstrate surface 5 in order to assume a spacer function defining the width of theair gap 6. - This mounting has be advantage of a non-rigid fixation, such that differing CTEs (coefficients of thermal expansion) do not influence the reliability of the mounting as the
metal holder 4 will absorb the differences during the expansion, which differences would otherwise lead to stress between the substrate and the lens. - As can also be seen from
figure 1 , themetal holder 4 engages thelens 2 in a preferably clamping manner. In the shown embodiment this is achieved by means ofspring arms 8 engaging a peripheral groove 9 (e.g. having an open rectangular cross-section) or a recess (seereference 15 infigure 3 ). - Thus, the lens/holder unit will be integrally mounted by the mechanical clamping between the
spring arms 8, theperipheral groove 9 or therecess 15 and the bottom surface 7 of thelens 2. - Contrary to prior art thus no additional fastening, e.g. by a silicone resin is necessary for holding together the
lens 2 and theholder 4, although such additional fastening can be added as is also encompassed by the invention. - As can be seen from
figure 2 , theholder 4 is preferably provided with a plurality ofsoldering feet 12 respectively soldered on associated soldering pads (11 infigure 3 ). - In view of the fact that the lens/holder unit is positioned using a plurality of
solder pads 11, a highly precise positioning can be achieved and during the reflow soldering process thesolder legs feet 12 of theholder 4 will self-center on the associatedsolder pads 11. - As can be better seen from
figure 3 , latchingnoses 14 provided at the upper ends of thespring arms 8 of theholder 4 can engage the outer surface of thelens 2. This clamping engagement can be improved either by providing the outer surface of thelens 2 with a peripheral groove 9 (seefigure 1 ) or a stepped (recessed)portion 15. Any other arrangement is viable which ensures theholder 4 clamping at least a part of thelens 2. - In the example shown in
figure 3 thelens 2 is constituted by an essentiallycylindrical base body 18 on top of which ahemispherical portion 13 is provided. - The bottom surface 7 of the
cylindrical portion 18 is flat. - The
LED chip 3 is preferably SMD mounted on the substrate (circuit board) 5 and can be surrounded by areflector 16 having inclined walls. - Between the
reflector 16 and the LED chip 3 a transparent material 17 can be filled which can comprise e.g. colour conversion substances (phosphors, etc.) and/or scattering particles. - Light emitted from the top surface of the
LED chip 3 will thus pass through theair gap 6 before entering thelens 2 at its flat bottom 7. When entering thelens 2 in its bottom surface 7, the angle of the light rays will be refracted towards the vertical, thus such that a narrower emission beam angle of the LED module 1 can be achieved. - Preferably, the
solder pads 11 as shown infigure 3 can have a thickness between 0.01 mm and 0.5 mm. - The self-centering of the
legs 12 of theholder 4 can be achieved when the melted solder has a surface tension which searches, as a natural law, a state of minimum energy which is most often given in the symmetric adjustment of each solder surface (solder legs 12) to thesolder pad 11. -
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Claims (16)
- A light emitting diode (LED) module (1),
comprising:- an LED chip (3) or an LED package (3b) mounted on a substrate (5),- a lens (2), and- a mechanical metal holder (4) being soldered on the substrate (5), wherein the holder (4) comprises spring arms (8) for elastically engaging the lens (2) characterised in that the mechanical metal holder (4) is designed to act as a spacer defining an air gap (6) between the light exit surface of the LED chip and the bottom face (7) of the lens (2). - The LED module (1) according to claim 1,
wherein the LED package (3b) is soldered on the substrate (5). - The LED module according to any of the preceding claims,
wherein a surface mounted device (SMD) package comprises the LED chip (3). - The LED module according to any of the preceding
claims,
wherein the holder (4) with the lens (2) is mounted above the LED chip (3) or LED package (3b). - The LED module (1) according to any of the preceding
claims,
wherein the air gap is in the order of 0.1 to 0.3 mm. - The LED module (1) according to any of the preceding claims,
wherein the spring arms (8) engage a peripheral groove (9) or a recess (15) provided in the lens (2). - The LED module (1) according to any of the preceding claims,
wherein the metal holder (4) comprises a connection part for connecting the spring arms (8),
the connection part being at least partially provided between the bottom face of the lens (2) and the substrate (5). - The LED module (1) according to any of the preceding claims,
wherein the lens (2) is made from glass or silicone. - The LED module (1) according to any of the preceding claims,
wherein the metal holder (4) is soldered on a plurality of solder pads (11) provided on the substrate. - The LED module (1) according to any of the preceding
claims,
wherein the metal holder (4) holds the lens (2) by elastically clamping the lens (2). - The LED module (1) according to any of the preceding
claims,
wherein the lens (2) has the shape of a hemisphere or a part thereof. - The LED module (1) according to any of the preceding
claims,
wherein the metal holder (4) engages a portion of the bottom surface of the lens (2), the bottom surface being directed towards the LED chip (3) or LED package (3b). - A method for mounting a lens (2) over a light
emitting diode (LED) package (3b),
comprising the steps of:(a) mechanically holding the lens (2) in a metal holder (4) forming one holder/lens unit, wherein the holder (4) comprises spring arms (8), and the holder elastically engages the lens (2) by means of said spring arms (8),(b) placing the LED package (3b) on a substrate (5), and(c) soldering the LED package (3b) together with the pre-assembled holder/lens unit onto the substrate (5) in one soldering process step. - The method according to claim 13,
wherein the LED package (3b) and the holder (4) together with the lens (2) are assembled together with a pick and place automat and then soldered in the single process step. - The method according to claims 13 or 14,
wherein the LED package (3b) is mounted as a surface mounted device (SMD) package. - The method according to any of claims 13 to 15,
wherein the single soldering process step (c) comprises reflow soldering.
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